1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME

113 complaints filed with NHTSA.

113
Complaints
9
Crashes
0
Fires
16
Injuries
2
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL26
AIR BAGS12
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP10
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY2
SUSPENSION:FRONT2
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1

Recent Complaints

20040116CrashSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS. SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ASSIST WHILE TURNING LEFT CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. CAR WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD INTO A BRICK RETAINING WALL CAUSING OVER $3,000 DAMAGE TO THE CAR PLUS $350 DAMAGE TO THE WALL. AFTER TOWING CAR HOME, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO "NORMAL" OPERATION. POLICE REPORT INDICATES COMPLAINT OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING CAUSING STEERING TO FEEL AS IF IT WERE LOCKED IN POSITION. CAR IS JUST

Mileage: 103,000

20030711CrashTIRES

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES AS IT TRAVELED DOWN A STEEP ROCK AND SHRUB COVERED EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BOULDER WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON ITS ROOF. (ARTHUR BLANKEMAN ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER TERRY GELLER) ( TIRE MAKE/MODEL, SPECTRUM STARFIRE, SIZE 215/65 R16) ALSO THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

Mileage: 108,000

20030711CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES AS IT TRAVELED DOWN A STEEP ROCK AND SHRUB COVERED EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BOULDER WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON ITS ROOF. (ARTHUR BLANKEMAN ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER TERRY GELLER) ( TIRE MAKE/MODEL, SPECTRUM STARFIRE, SIZE 215/65 R16) ALSO THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

Mileage: 108,000

20020423AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, CONSUMER SUFFERED BRUISES TO THE FACE.*AK *YH

20011015CrashFatalAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V171000 IN DEC 2000. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HE WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE YET. ON BEBRUARY 15, 2001 CONSUMER'S SON HAD AN ACCIDENT. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, STUNNED THE DRIVER, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. THERE WERE NO BRAKE MARKS ON PAVEMENT. DRIVER WAS KILLED INSTANTLY, PASSENGER DIED 2 DAYS LATER. REPORTED BY SANDY CLUTTER. *AK

20010614AIR BAGS

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MISS ANOTHER CAR THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DEPLOYED OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VISION AND THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEDUCTIBLE. NLM

20010406CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AS A RESULT OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYING AFTER ACCIDENT DUST FROM AIR BAGS MADE SORES INSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

20001026AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS. WHILE DRIVING ACROSS A DRIVETHROUGH, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. THERE IS RECALL 00V171,000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

20001024CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO RESPOND, AND VEHICLE ROLLS PART WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE SYSTEM FROM TIME TO TIME FAILS TO GIVE IMMEDIATE SENSE OF STOPPING..

20000613AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS OFF, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

20000606AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION, AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

19991221CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT RESULED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS SPLIT IN HALF HORIZONTALLY. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

19991129AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIR BAG FOUND TO BE FAULTY CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, SEVERAL MONTHS THE AIR BAG FALSELY DEPLOYED CAUSING SCRATCHES TO DRIVERS ARMS. NLM

19991012AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AS SOON AS VEHICLE WAS STARTED AIR BAG DEPLOYED INTO CONSUMER'S FACE, CAUSING SERIOUS EYES INJURIES. DEALER / MFR. WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

19990929AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVER WENT TO START VEHICLE, TURNED IGNITION, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES. NO WARNING INDICTATING THAT AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

19981105AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. *AK *ML

19980420CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WAS COMING OFF A RAMP AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN A DEFECT IN ENGINE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING. CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE SPINNED AND HIT GUARDRAIL. *AK

19980420CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WAS COMING OFF A RAMP AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN A DEFECT IN ENGINE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING. CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE SPINNED AND HIT GUARDRAIL. *AK